Genesis 23:19 meaning and explanation
After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 23:19, Berean Standard Bible
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Abraham has just completed a public, legally witnessed purchase of the cave and field at Machpelah from Ephron the Hittite, and this verse records the burial itself. The narrator notes the location twice, near Mamre and Hebron in Canaan, because this is the first piece of land Abraham actually owns in the land God promised him.
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